The purpose and intent of the light industrial district is to provide areas where industrial activities and uses involving the processing, fabrication and storage of products may be located. The district also allows such commercial uses that serve primarily the industrial district. The standards in this chapter are intended to protect the light industrial area from uses which may interfere with efficient industrial operations, while at the same time protecting adjacent areas from adverse industrial impacts.

Controls to provide freedom from nuisance-creating features such as noise, dirt, odor, vibration, air and water pollution, are established together with adequate traffic circulation, open space and landscaping requirements, to establish compatibility with surrounding residential, commercial or other development and offer protection from industrial blight.

(Ord. 11398 § 3 (part), 1997: Ord. 7929 § 1 (part), 1984)

Subject to the provisions of this title, the following uses are permitted in the light industrial district:

1.

The following service and retail uses which primarily serve uses within the light industrial district:

a.

Parcel delivery service,

b.

Ambulance service,

c.

Automobile, truck and heavy equipment service and repair,

d.

Commercial services uses such as banks, restaurants, cafes, bars, taverns and service stations;

2.

Assembly—Manufacture of Products.

a.

Assembly and fabrication of sheet metal products,

b.

Assembly, manufacture, compounding or treatment of articles or merchandise from the following previously-prepared materials: bone, cellophane, canvas, cloth, cork, feathers, felt, fiber, fur, glass, hair, horn, lacquer, leather, paper, precious or semiprecious metals or stones, shell textiles, tobacco, wood, lumber and yarns,

c.

Manufacture, compounding, processing, packaging or the treatment of such products as bakery goods, candy, cosmetics, dairy products, drugs, perfumes, pharmaceuticals, perfumed toilet soap, toiletries, food and beverage products,

d.

Manufacture of pottery and figurines and other similar ceramic products, using only previously pulverized clay,

e.

Manufacture and maintenance of electric and neon signs, billboards or commercial advertising structures,

f.

Manufacture of musical instruments, toys, novelties, rubber or metal stamps,

g.

Manufacture of optical goods, scientific and precision instruments and equipment,

h.

Manufacture of artificial limbs, hearing aids, dentures, surgical instruments and dressings, and other devices employed by the medical and dental professions,

i.

Manufacture or assembly of communication equipment and electronic equipment, supplies and components,

j.

Printing, publishing and bookbinding,

k.

Manufacture of cable,

l.

Manufacture of cans,

m.

Manufacture of candles,

n.

Manufacture of guns,

o.

Boat building;

3.

Processing and Storage.

a.

Spinning or knitting of cotton, wool, flax or other fibrous materials,

b.

Storage buildings and warehouses,

c.

Cold storage plants, including storage and office,

d.

Processing uses such as bottling plants, creameries, laboratories, blue printing and photocopying, tire retreading, recapping and rebuilding,

e.

Storage for building materials, contractors' equipment, house mover, delivery vehicles, transit storage, trucking terminal and used equipment in operable condition,

f.

Brewery, distillery or winery,

g.

Junk, rags, paper, or metal salvage, storage, recycling or processing;

4.

Aggregate Products.

a.

Stone, marble and granite monument works,

b.

Manufacture of brick, tile or terra cotta,

c.

Manufacture of clay products,

d.

Manufacture of concrete products;

5.

Other.

a.

Wholesale business,

b.

Welding shop,

c.

Dwelling unit for caretaker or watchman working on the property,

d.

One mobile/manufactured home on a vacant lot of record as of September 1, 1980, as a temporary use, until such time as an industrial use is constructed,

e.

Administrative, educational and other related activities and facilities in conjunction with a permitted use,

f.

Veterinary clinics,

g.

Public facilities and utilities except sanitary landfills which shall be a limited use,

h.

Research Service Establishments.

i.

Research and development laboratories,

ii.

Commercial testing laboratories,

i.

Unclassified Uses.

i.

Determination. In the event a use is proposed which is not listed in this chapter as permitted, the director shall determine whether the use should be treated as one of the listed uses. Such determination shall be based on:

(A)

Similarity to a listed use,

(B)

Consistency with the intent of the district.

ii.

Appeal. Appeals of this determination may be made to the hearing examiner pursuant to Section 20.60.060 (Appeal procedures), or a request submitted to the board for consideration of a text amendment.

(Ord. 11804 § 79, 1998; Ord. 11398 § 3 (part), 1997: Ord. 11025 § 15, 1995: Ord. 7929 § 1 (part), 1984)

See Chapter 20.54 for special uses permitted in this district.

(Ord. 11398 § 3 (part), 1997: Ord. 8216 § 94, 1985)

Site development plans shall conform with the following standards:

1.

Minimum Lot Dimensions.

a.

Area—twenty thousand square feet,

b.

Width—one hundred feet;

2.

Minimum Yards Measured from Property Line.

a.

Front—ten feet from right-of-way easement or property line, except 20 feet from right-of-way easement line or property line on arterials,

b.

Side:

i.

Interior—ten feet,

ii.

Abutting residentially-zoned property—thirty feet,

iii.

Street (flanking)—ten feet,

c.

Rear:

i.

Twenty-five feet,

ii.

Abutting residentially-zoned property—fifty feet,

d.

Exception: Two adjoining lots which have a common side lot line and which are developed concurrently may be developed with zero side yards on the common side lot line, provided that the opposite side yard is not less than thirty feet if it is an interior side yard, or not less than forty feet if it is a street side yard;

3.

Maximum Coverage by Hard Surfaces: eighty-five percent (also see Chapter 20.07).

4.

Maximum Building Height—sixty-five feet;

5.

Landscaping.

a.

All areas shown on the site plan not devoted to development (i.e., building, driveways, etc.) are to be appropriately landscaped, and may include retention of suitable natural growth. Total area landscaped is to be no less than ten percent of the total developed area.

b.

A minimum ten-foot wide landscaped strip shall be provided adjacent to all street frontages;

6.

Grand Mound Design Guidelines: See Chapter 20.36.

(Ord. 12761 § 24, 2002; Ord. 11653 § 4, 1998: Ord. 11398 § 3 (part), 1997: Ord. 7929 § 1 (part), 1984)

(Ord. No. 15355, 1(Att. A, § HH), 10-18-2016; Ord. No. 16332, § 2(Att. A, § V), 12-12-2023)

No land or structure shall be used or occupied within this district unless the use and occupancy complies with the following minimum performance standards:

1.

External Effects.

a.

Noise. Maximum permissible noise levels shall be determined by WAC 173-60, as amended.

b.

Vibration. Vibration which is discernible without instruments at the property line is prohibited.

c.

Smoke and Particulate Matter. Air emissions must comply with the requirements of the Olympic Air Pollution Control Authority.

d.

Odors. The emission of gases or matter which are odorous at any point beyond the property line of the use emitting the odor is prohibited. All emissions must comply with the requirements of the Olympic Air Pollution Control Authority.

e.

Heat and Glare. Except for exterior lighting, uses producing heat and glare shall be conducted entirely within an enclosed building. Exterior lighting shall be designed to shield surrounding streets and land uses from excessive heat and glare.

2.

On-Site Performance Standards.

a.

Landscaping Installation. All required landscaping shall be installed prior to occupancy. In lieu of such installation, security may be given assuring the installation of the landscaping in an amount and form approved by the planner and prosecuting attorney, provided that the security may not be for a period exceeding nine months from the issuance of an occupancy permit, at which time installation shall have occurred.

b.

Maintenance. The owner, lessee or user shall be responsible for maintaining an orderly appearance of all properties and shall be responsible for the care and maintenance of all installed landscaped areas and any natural growth retained on the site. All required yards, parking areas, storage areas, operation yards and other open uses on the site shall be maintained at all times in a neat and orderly manner, appropriate for the district.

c.

Water. Federal, state and local standards pertaining to water quality and stormwater runoff control must be complied with.

d.

Storage. Outside storage is permitted; however, sight obscuring screening shall be required. Stored materials shall not exceed the height of the screening.

e.

Hazardous Materials and Bulk Petroleum Products. Plans for the handling, storage, disposal and spill control of hazardous materials, hazardous wastes, and bulk petroleum products shall be approved prior to the issuance of any building permit. Off-site treatment and storage facilities are a special use and must meet the conditions specified in Section 20.54.070(25).

(Ord. 11398 § 3 (part), 1997: Ord. 8970 § 2, 1988: Ord. 7929 § 1 (part), 1984)

As a condition of approval of any use authorized by this chapter, the county may require the owner to furnish from time to time information showing that the use complies with the standards contained in this chapter and with other terms and conditions of approval.

(Ord. 11398 § 3 (part), 1997: Ord. 7929 § 1 (part), 1984)

Whenever existing uses are expanded or their existing building footprint or use area is otherwise altered, all current development standards shall apply.

(Ord. 12463 § 12, 2001: Ord. 11398 § 3 (part), 1997: Ord. 7929 § 1 (part), 1984)

Five acres.

(Ord. 11398 § 3 (part), 1997: Ord. 7929 § 1 (part), 1984)

Refer to the following chapters for provisions which may qualify or supplement the regulations presented above:

1.

Chapter 20.34, Accessory Uses and Structures;

2.

Chapter 20.36, Grand Mound Design Guidelines

3.

Chapter 20.37, Site Plan Review;

4.

Chapter 20.40, Signs and Lighting;

5.

Chapter 20.44, Parking and Loading;

(Ord. 11804 § 80, 1998: Ord. 11398 § 3 (part), 1997: Ord. 11220 § 9, 1996: Ord. 8216 § 96, 1985; Ord. 7929 § 1 (part), 1984)

(Ord. No. 16332, § 2(Att. A, § V), 12-12-2023)